Cincinnati Bengals' teammates Andrew Whitworth and Andy Dalton don't have any reason to complain with their ascent in this week's NFL Power Rankings. / Frank Victores, US Presswire

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

It's pretty rare for one of the best teams in the NFL to have a quarterback controversy with just five games left in the season. Yet despite the fluctuation between second-year player Colin Kaepernick and veteran Alex Smith, the San Francisco 49ers continue to win when it matters, as the team's 31-21 victory over the New Orleans Saints Sunday was enough to catapult them into the top spot in the USA TODAY Sports Weekly NFL Power Rankings.

The biggest movers in the power rankings, which are voted on by editors and writers from USA TODAY Sports' NFL desk, are the Cincinnati Bengals, who jumped seven spots into a tie for 10th with their third straight victory, a dominating win over Oakland.

The Seattle Seahawks, reeling from a 24-21 loss to the Miami Dolphins and the potential suspensions of both of the team's two starting cornerbacks fell six spots to 15th.